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One of the two major political parties of the U.S now. Formed by anti-slavery activists from the Whig and Democratic parties. -
Aimed to organize the Nebraskan and Kansas territory and allowed the people to decide to be slave owners or not. -
was the sixteenth president.
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Seceded after Lincoln became president.
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Confederate guns fired up on Fort Sumter, started the beginning of the civil war.
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The decision was made to name the City of Richmond, Virginia as the new Capital of the Confederacy. The Confederate capital was moved to Richmond in recognition of Virginia's strategic importance. -
The first full scale battle of the civil war. Made the North and South realize the war would be bloody.
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Davis was the president for the entirety of the C.S.A. Was supposed to serve six years but the C.S.A only lasted 4
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Where the warship USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought which was apart of the new beginning for naval warfare.
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Also known as the battle of Pittsburgh Landing. Took place in southwestern Tennessee. Confederates made a surprise attack here in hopes that this would bring them a victory. -
Helped the Confederacys main fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the civil war.
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Had about 22,000 men killed
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The habeas corpus gave the military the right to arrest and hold union dissenters -
one of the deadliest fights of the civil war.
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The declaration of all enslaved people becoming free. during the third year of the civil war.
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A major battle that resulted in a Confederate victory. This battle killed Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson -
only lasted three days.
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Marks the end of the 47 day long military operation of Vicksburg. This was a key event to the civil war. -
Gave this speech to honor the men that died in the battle. Given on cemetery hill in Gettysburg.
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A major loss for the confederacy. Captured by General Sherman and was a huge railway hub and industrial center. -
Near the end of the civil war, Lincoln defeated the former general McClellan.
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The most destructive and hurtful campaign against a civilian population. -
An act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedman and Refugees. Provided food, clothing, and shelter for any people in distress, including newly freed African Americans. -
As the civil war approached its final weeks, Lincoln gave his second inaugural address from the East Portico of the U.S capital. -
Lee's Army of North Virginia was trapped and surrounded by union forces at Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln was assassinated in Fords theater. He was killed by John Wilkes booth.
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After killing Lincoln, John ran away and was tracked down to later be shot in the neck by a federal soilder.